Monthly Archives: August 2015

Israeli hospital treats Hamas officer

Posted on August 23, 2015

Not sure if this is good news, but it needs to be reported. Nayef Rajoub, a senior member of Hamas and the brother of senior Palestinian Authority figure Jibril Rajoub, is currently recuperating in a private hospital in Tel Aviv, … Continue reading →

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A truly moderate Palestinian Arab politician

Posted on August 23, 2015

Mohammed Dajani Daoudi heads Israel’s tiny Wasatia political party. He was educated to hate Israelis, but completely changed when his father had his cancer treated in an Israeli hospital. He accepts Jews having equal rights to Arabs and fights holocaust … Continue reading →

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Israeli hospitals unite Israelis and Arabs

Posted on August 23, 2015

A study conducted at Schneider Children’s Medical Center finds that parents from the Arab sector whose children have been treated in Israeli hospitals feel a stronger sense of solidarity with the State of Israel. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4690567,00.html

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Doctors revive mother with amniotic embolism

Posted on August 23, 2015

In a first of its kind event, a 43-year-old woman who was declared clinically dead after suffering an amniotic embolism during a C-section has woken up. Doctors at Israel’s Beilinson Hospital removed a massive blood clot from her lungs with … Continue reading →

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Doctors remove tumor from womb of pregnant woman

Posted on August 23, 2015

A team of doctors at Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital have succeeded in surgically removing a 15cm long tumor from a woman’s womb in the middle of her pregnancy without harming her or the baby. Danielle Skald later had a normal … Continue reading →

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Medical aid for Taipei burns victims

Posted on August 23, 2015

Israel is donating two skin graft meshers worth more than $10,000 each, to Taiwanese hospitals. 498 people were injured (202 in need of skin grafts) following a horrific water park explosion accident in a Taipei water park. http://www.israel21c.org/israel-donates-medical-aid-to-taipei-water-park-victims/

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Israeli medical clowns at Chinese hospitals

Posted on August 23, 2015

Israeli medical clowns from “Dream Doctors” visited seven hospitals and orphanages in Chengdu, southwestern China. In colorful clown costumes and with big red noses, they sang songs, played ukulele, performed magic tricks and blew bubbles in the wards to cheer … Continue reading →

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Bacteria or virus

Posted on August 23, 2015

Israel’s MeMed has discovered a protein in blood called TRAIL that dramatically increases in patients infected with viruses but decreases in bacterial infections. It has developed proprietary algorithms and a blood test called ImmunoXpert that could save hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

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FDA approval for Rosacea treatment

Posted on August 23, 2015

I reported previously (Sept 2014) on the successful results of the acne treatment from Israel’s Foamix. The company’s Rosacea treatment – Finacea Foam – has just been approved by the US FDA. Rosacea is a skin condition of unattractive dilated … Continue reading →

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New Center for Autism in Jerusalem

Posted on August 23, 2015

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Hadassah Medical Center will establish the first interdisciplinary university-based autism center in the Middle East. The Autism Center will bring together cutting-edge research, clinical services, state of the art training and education for … Continue reading →

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